Ludwig Külz

Ludwig Külz (February 18, 1875 - 1938) was a German colonial physician who was born in Borna. He was a twin brother to liberal politician Wilhelm Külz (1875-1948).

Ludwig Külz earned his medical doctorate in 1899, and became a doctor with the German Imperial Navy. From 1902 until 1912 he was a colonial doctor in Togo and Kamerun. In Africa he was tasked with dealing with the problem of malaria. With ophthalmologist Alfred Leber (1881-1954), he was part of a mission to German New Guinea in 1913-14, where he worked with tropical diseases and performed research concerning the high mortality rate of the local population. Also on this expedition was artist Emil Nolde (1867-1956), who created ethnographic paintings of New Guinea.

His best-known publication is "Tropenarzt im Afrikanischen Busch" which involved Külz's experiences with tropical medicine in Africa.

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